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Miltonian Tattoo
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CSSfont-family: 'Miltonian Tattoo', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Miltonian Tattoo is a free display font by Impallari Type, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Miltonian Tattoo has an x-height shorter than 93%, is wider than 67% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 73%. Its thickest strokes are 3.3 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of CAT Altenglisch
Miltonian Tattoo on one light table with its two closest fonts, CAT Altenglisch (88 out of 100) and Dynamo (73). CAT Altenglisch is 15% narrower and 7% lighter, with less stroke contrast; Dynamo is 65% wider, with more stroke contrast and an x-height 26% taller.
Miltonian Tattoo and CAT Altenglisch laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Miltonian TattooCAT Altenglisch…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Miltonian Tattoo alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
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- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Sizes
Miltonian Tattoo at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Miltonian Tattoo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Impallari Type
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Miltonian Tattoo is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Miltonian Tattoo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Miltonian Tattoo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Miltonian Tattoo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 42.4% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 65.9% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.64lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 58.1% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 62%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 3.25 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 93% of display faces
WidthWider than 67% of display faces
InkDarker than 73% of display faces
ContrastMore contrast than 90% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Miltonian Tattoo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Miltonian Tattoo's own familyMiltonian
- CAT Altenglisch8815% narrower · less stroke contrast · 7% lighter
- Dynamo7365% wider · more stroke contrast · x-height 26% taller
- Henny Penny72x-height 46% taller · 37% lighter · 11% narrower
- Shrikhand68x-height 25% taller · 28% heavier · 7% wider
- Caprasimo68x-height 18% taller · 26% heavier · less stroke contrast
- Ribeye68x-height 22% taller · less stroke contrast · 18% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Miltonian Tattoo →Compare side by side →Get Miltonian Tattoo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Miltonian Tattoo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Miltonian Tattoo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 113.4% of its size, so running text keeps Miltonian Tattoo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Miltonian Tattoo Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 113.36%;
ascent-override: 80.98%;
descent-override: 24.17%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Miltonian Tattoo', 'Miltonian Tattoo Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Miltonian Tattoo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Miltonian Tattoo free for commercial use?
Yes. Miltonian Tattoo is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Miltonian Tattoo?
FontKind doesn’t host Miltonian Tattoo’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Miltonian Tattoo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Miltonian Tattoo isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Miltonian Tattoo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Miltonian Tattoo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Miltonian Tattoo in Figma?
Yes: Miltonian Tattoo is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Miltonian Tattoo have?
Miltonian Tattoo comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Miltonian Tattoo?
Miltonian Tattoo was designed by Impallari Type. It has been on Google Fonts since April 2011. Impallari Type also made Libre Baskerville, Dancing Script, Libre Franklin and 28 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Miltonian Tattoo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are CAT Altenglisch (88), Dynamo (73) and Henny Penny (72), out of 100. Next to Miltonian Tattoo, CAT Altenglisch is 15% narrower and 7% lighter, with less stroke contrast. Its own family, listed apart, adds Miltonian. See all 100 fonts like Miltonian Tattoo.